Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-16

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Senate District COMMITTEES.
IT HOLDS A MEETING. But DOES NO BUSINESS TO
DAY-rHR SUBCOMMITTEE ON RAILROADS NOT
READY TO REPORT.
The Senate District committee held the first
meeting Of the session to-day, but beyond organ
izing for the legislative work OF the session and
appointing Friday Of each week as the day and
1890 am. as the hour for regular meetings. moth
ing was done. All the members were present. ex-
cept Messrs Chace and Daniel.
The steam railroad subject is still in the hands
OF the subcommittee, as the latter was not ready
to report. The subcommtteeS report Will prob
ably be ready to submit at the next meeting. 1t
was decided not to appoint standing subcommit-
ence OF business require.
It II Lincoln's birthday.
THAT Is WHY WHY IT Is PROPOSED TO MAKE FEB
RUARY IL LEGAL HOLIDAY In THE DISTRICT.
The bill introduced in the Senate by Mr.. Hale
yesterday to make the 10Th Of February legal
holiday In the District Of Columbia has given rise
to numerous inquiries as to the significance OF the
day, or what 1t is intended to commemorate. The
date is the anniversary Of the birthday Of Presi-
dent Lincoln. The bill was introduced in the las
Congress by Mr.. Hale, but failed to pass. IL pro
the United States relating to the District OF COlum
oa shall De amended by adding to the days therein
declared TO be holidays within the District the
12th day OF February; and such day shall be
holiday for all the purposes mentioned in that
section.
Capitol Topics.
The Senate was not In session to-day.
THE BLAIR EDUCATION BILL
The Senate committee on education held meet.
ing to-day and unanimously ordered a favorable
report on the Blair education bill. 1t will be re-
ported as 1t passed the Senate in the last
UNPAID CLAIMS
The Secretary OF the Treasury to-day trans
mitted to the House list OF the claims, aRRre-
eating 8, ,431 1885, already reported to Congress,
but not appropriated for, which have been re-ex-
amined and allowed by the accounting of1cers OF
the Treasury.
THE PROPOSED BUREAU OF FINE ARTS.
Senator Calls bill providing for the establish
ment OF national bureau OF 1ne arts, to be under
the direction OF the Secretary OF the Smithsonian
Institute states that the purposes OF this bureau
are TO AID In the development OF the ne arts in the
States by the reproduction for the Of art
schools and academies OF casts Of statuary and
otner OBJECTS used In giving instruction In art by
preparing and distributing plans for the construc
t1on OF buildings and the adaptation OF rooms
suitable for use as art schools with printed plans
for the organization OF various grades OF art
nually in washington public exhibition OF works
OF art, open to all desiring to exhibit, In which
the fairest possible opportunity exposition shall
tton OF an annual register containing an account
OF new discoveries Inventions, and methods OF In
struction useful to students OF art together with
report OF the progress OF fne arts In the United
States This bill is In charge Of the committee on
the library, OF which Senator Evarts is chairman.
LICENSED CONDUCTORS FOR RAILROAD TRAINS.
Mr.. Butler has introduced in the senate the bill
which provides that no railroad shall employ any
person as a railway conductor upon any train en-
gagged IN interstate commerce unless the person is
licensed as provided by the act. 1t provides for
chief examiner, who shall have had fve years SER
vice as railway conductor, and OF supervising ex-
inerS which shall establish all necessary reguia-
tiona The supervising examiners shall be assigned
70 certain districts over which they shall exercise
liners In each district. Whenever any person makes
application to be licensed as railway conductor,
moral, m .ntai, physical ana professional charac.
ter II satisfied on these points he shall grant him
license for one year, which shall be subject to
to act as railway conductor, however, who has not
had at least one years experience as railway con-
ductor or brakeman on surface steam railway.
Any person whose application Is rejected by the
local examiner may appeal to the supervising In.
spector OF the district The bill was framed by the
National Association OF Railway Conductors
Mr. RRAaAN's BILL TO REGULATE IMMIGRATION.
Mr.. Reagan has introduced in the Senate
bill to regulate immigration 1t provides
for the appointment by the Secretary OF the
Treasury Of inspectors Of immigration, who
shall board vessels and by examination of immi.
grants, ascertain who are prohibited from landing
ALI uont persons are to be kept under the surveil.
lance OF the collector OF the port until returned to
the country whence they came the expense OF their
return to be borne by the owners OF the vessels
bringing them over.
Before any immigrant shall be permitted to
land the master OF the vessel shall produce Ger
tificate for each immigrant, certifying that he Is
not deported for crime, is not pauper, lunatc OF
lied guardians, Is not an assisted emigrant, and Is
not under contract to labor In the United states.
bond shall be given as guarantee OF discrfmi-
nate issuing OF certificates on the part OF the
steamship comp my. IL is made unlawful for any
person interdicted by the provisions Of the act to
company TO bring him 70 this country.